A model walks the runway at the Altuzarra fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Industria Superstudio on September 7, 2013 in New York City. CRAIG BARRITT, GETTY IMAGES

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A model walks the runway at the DKNY Women's Spring 2014 fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 - Official Coverage - Best Of Runway Day 4 on September 8, 2013 in New York City. PETER MICHAEL DILLS, GETTY IMAGES FOR MERCEDES-BENZ

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A model walks the runway at the Prabal Gurung fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Skylight Studios at Moynihan Station on September 7, 2013 in New York City. PETER MICHAEL DILLS, GETTY IMAGES

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A model walks the runway at the Prabal Gurung fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Skylight Studios at Moynihan Station on September 7, 2013 in New York City. PETER MICHAEL DILLS, GETTY IMAGES

A model walks the runway at the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2014 fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 - Official Coverage - Best Of Runway Day 4 on September 8, 2013 in New York City. FRAZER HARRISON, GETTY IMAGES FOR MERCEDES-BENZ

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 06: A model walks the runway at the Jason Wu fashion show during MADE Fashion Week Spring 2014 at 82 Mercer on September 6, 2013 in New York City. PETER MICHAEL DILLS, GETTY IMAGES

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 05: A model walks the runway at the Marissa Webb Spring 2014 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Studio at Lincoln Center on September 5, 2013 in New York City. FRAZER HARRISON, GETTY IMAGES FOR MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 06: A model walks the runway at the Peter Som Spring 2014 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Milk Studios on September 6, 2013 in New York City. PETER MICHAEL DILLS, (CREDIT TOO LONG, SEE CAPTION)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 05: A model walks the runway at the Tocca fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Pier 59 on September 5, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Getty Images) MARK VON HOLDEN, GETTY IMAGES

A model walks the runway at the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2014 fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 - Official Coverage - Best Of Runway Day 4 on September 8, 2013 in New York City. FRAZER HARRISON, GETTY IMAGES FOR MERCEDES-BENZ

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Model Naomi Campbell walks the runway at the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2014 fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 - Official Coverage - Best Of Runway Day 4 on September 8, 2013 in New York City. FRAZER HARRISON, GETTY IMAGES FOR MERCEDES-BENZ

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Model Karmen Pedaru walks the runway at the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2014 fashion show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 - Official Coverage - Best Of Runway Day 4 on September 8, 2013 in New York City. FRAZER HARRISON, GETTY IMAGES FOR MERCEDES-BENZ

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Models walk the runway at the Alexander Wang fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Pier 94 on September 7, 2013 in New York City. PETER MICHAEL DILLS, GETTY IMAGES

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A model walks the runway at the Alexander Wang fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Pier 94 on September 7, 2013 in New York City. PETER MICHAEL DILLS, GETTY IMAGES

Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Spring 2014 kicked off Thursday with emerging designers, “Project Runway” designers and design collectives. And while the bigger names will come later this week (don't worry, we'll show more from NYFW next week) it's just the start of what I like to call fashion Christmas! Next comes London – smaller but often braver than the larger collections; then Milan – where else are you gonna see the most beautifully tailored clothes in the world? And finally, the fantasy of all fantasies, the candyland, Elysium and nirvana all in one place: Paris.

So stick with us the next few weeks and we'll bring you as much gorgeous spring trends as your eyeballs can handle.

And though it is still early, we have a good read on next year's girl: She's cool. Just. Totally. Cool. She is uptown, downtown, beachy and city, but wherever she is, she is cool.

Sure, there was color and print plus lots of black-and-white; lots of neutral, all inarguably airy and unutterably cool.

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